Chapter 18 of The Pride of Eve is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Pride of Eve is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story. They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand. “Presently, little Beech Leaf. A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.” “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
Chapter 18 of The Pride of Eve is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading ““Presently, little Beech Leaf.”
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading “They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.”
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.””
wood of a larch tree
From this reading “They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading ““Presently, little Beech Leaf.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.”
In this reading “A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading “Presently, little Beech Leaf.
fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
at any time
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
the act of retaining something
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
wood of a larch tree
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Presently, little Beech Leaf.
hear with intention
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Presently, little Beech Leaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
in the near future
From this reading “Presently, little Beech Leaf.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading A good fairy is talking to me, and I must listen.”
express in words
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Then I’ll keep ever so quiet till she’s done.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE WOMAN’S EYES IN THE EYES OF A CHILD Lynette asked her father to tell her a story.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading They were walking through the wet bracken on the edge of the larch wood, Canterton holding the child’s hand.
Chapter 18 of The Pride of Eve by Warwick Deeping holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 18 holds 120 sentences of The Pride of Eve, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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